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Two elderly people have been diagnosed with encephalitis in the first confirmed human cases in Florida since a scare over the mosquito-borne disease in August forced the nighttime shutdown of water parks, pools and football games.
Tests came back positive Thursday for an 82-year-old man on the state’s Atlantic Coast and a 71-year-old woman on the Gulf Coast.
Both people were hospitalized and are recovering.
Medical alerts were issued in four Florida counties last month after the disease showed up in chickens scientists use to monitor the presence of encephalitis in mosquitoes.
